Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Today I thought I'd write about a quick and easy recipe for low calorie & low fat quesadillas that leverages a few of the foods I've blogged about in the past few months. I make quesadillas this way at least once a week for dinner, as I find them incredibly satisfying and as good as if not better than getting a quesadilla in a Mexican restaurant (and definitely better for you). Below is the recipe for how I like to make mine (with low calorie tortillas) -- you may want to make changes to the toppings based on your own preferences.

Cooking Instructions:- Carefully shred the cheddar cheese- Using medium heat, warm tortilla in a large pan- Sprinkle cheddar cheese across tortilla- Add tomatoes- Carefully add ricotta cheese (I also sometimes add a small portion of low fat mozzarella)- If you desire, add sour cream and salsa (I like eating mine hot inside of the tortilla)- Cover toppings with second tortilla and apply equal pressure with spatula- Flip quesadilla until each side is cooked to your liking

I recommend the Santa Fe Quesidilla maker, a ($20 @ Walmart) teflon coated grill from the same folks who bring you George Foreman stuff) if you eat these as often as I do. Quicker, no flipping, automatically divides the tortillas into sealed triangles - just bring your pizza cutter and go.

Less messy.

Also, I would add some calories by substituting Bearitos fat-free refried black beans in place of one of the cheeses. I don't think it would up the calorie count noticeably, but it adds a lot of flavor.

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Hello. My name is Juliet. I live in Northern California, the Bay Area. I love food! But, I am health conscious and I try to follow the Weight Watchers plan while simultaneously eating really healthy, yummy, "better-for-me" low calorie foods!

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